Tuesday, December 17, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 248: 17-Dec-2013

Theme: Bhagavad Gita

#DharmaQuiz 1626: Which are the three Gunas that Bhagavad Gita teaches? Ans: Satva, Rajas and Tamas.

#DharmaQuiz 1627: In terms of number of verses, what % of Mahabharata is Bhagavad Gita? a) Less than 1%. b) 1 to 5%. c) Greater than 5%. Ans: a) Less than 1%. Mahabharata has 1 lakh+ verses. Bhagavad Gita is 700 verses per Adi Shankara's research.

#DharmaQuiz 1628: There are 18 Parvas or books in Mahabharata. In which of those 18 parvas is Bhagavat Gita?. Ans: The sixth Parva - Bhishma Parva (The Book of Bhishma).

#DharmaQuiz 1629: Out of these two, which one is the start and which one is the end of Bhagavad Gita? "Neetirmatirmama" and "Dharmakshetre". Ans: Bhagavad Gita starts with Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre, and ends the 18th chapter with Bhutirdhruva Neetirmatirmama.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1630: The names of every single chapter in Bhagavad Gita ends with a common word. What's that word?. Ans: Yoga.